Punitives Symposium Announcement

Punitive Damages, Due Process, and Deterrence: The Debate after Williams

Hosted by The Charleston School of Law

Friday, September 7, 2007
8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

            Last February, the United States Supreme Court added another layer to its punitive damages jurisprudence in Philip Morris USA v. Williams, 127 S. Ct. 1057 (2007).  This one-day symposium brings together distinguished scholars, judges, and practitioners to engage in a dialogue concerning the implications of Williams, and more generally, the role of punitive damages in modern litigation.  We invite you to join us.   

Conference Chair:
This conference was organized by Sheila B. Scheuerman, Associate Professor of Law, Charleston School of Law.

Conference Program:

8:00 a.m.                      Continental Breakfast and Registration

8:15 a.m.                      Introduction & Welcome

8:30-10:00 a.m.            Panel I:  The Implications of Philip Morris v. Williams

10:00-10:15 a.m.          Break

10:15-11:45 a.m.          Panel II:  The Theory of Punitive Damages:  Why Do We
Award Punitive Damages And What Factors Further That
Purpose?

11:45-12:45 p.m.         Lunch

12:45-2:30 p.m.           Panel III:  Looking Forward:  Punitive Damages In the Next Two
                                    Decades – Guideposts From Precedent, History & Sound Public
                                    Policy

2:30-2:40 p.m.             Break

2:40-4:10 p.m.             Panel IV:  The Relationship Between Punitive Damages and Class
                                     Actions

4:10-4:15 p.m.             Break

4:15-5:30 p.m.             Panel V:   Williams At The Trial Level:  Jury Decision Making
                         and Trial Strategy

Confirmed Panelists Include:

Theodore Boutrous, Jr.
Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Elizabeth J. Cabraser
Partner
Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

Robin Conrad
Executive Vice President
National  Chamber Litigation  Center
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Theodore Eisenberg
Henry Allen Mark Professor of Law
Cornell  University Law  School

Andrew L. Frey
Partner
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

Murray R. Garnick
Partner
Arnold & Porter LLP

Lauren Rosenblum Goldman
Partner
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

John Y. Gotanda
Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty Research
Villanova University  School of Law

Laura J. Hines
Professor of Law
University of Kansas  School of Law

Keith N. Hylton
Paul J. Liacos Scholar in Law and Professor of Law
Boston  University School of Law

John J. Mulderig
Associate General Counsel
Altria Corporate Services, Inc.

Robert S. Peck
President
Center for Constitutional Litigation, P.C.

Steve Rissman
Associate General Counsel
Altria Corporate Services, Inc.

Michael Rustad
Thomas F. Lambert, Jr. Professor of Law
& Co-Director of Intellectual  Property Law  Concentration
Suffolk University Law  School

Victor E. Schwartz
Partner
Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Anthony J. Sebok
Centennial Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research
Brooklyn  Law School

Catherine M. Sharkey
Professor of Law
Columbia  University School of Law

Neil Vidmar
Russell M. Robinson, II, Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology
Duke  Law School

Honorable William W. Wilkins
Chief Judge
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

TUITION:
            Tuition for the conference is $150.00.  For academics and government officials, the cost is $100.00.  Tuition fee includes continental breakfast, boxed lunch, and conference materials.  Registration details will be provided at a later date.

FURTHER INFORMATION:

For additional information contact:
CONTACT:     Sheila B. Scheuerman, Associate Professor of Law, Charleston School of Law
            EMAIL:           sscheuerman@charlestonlaw.org